Re: New Way of Binding

That's how I bind, sew to back, flip to front, sew down. However, my goal is to enter a quilt in NJ's big show next year. I'll do that one the "traditional" way. :)

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And I use a decorative stitch and often variegated thread when I sew it down on the front. I try to always use this on baby quilts. Seems like it would stay put longer after many many washings. I use the traditional method for everything else. There is something very satisfying about hand stitching the binding down, turning the corners well and being FINISHED!

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I agree about hand sewing the binding down. I hand sewed the Ohio Star and does give a different sense of accomplishment done by hand. I do like the idea of machine stitching down with a decorative stitch on the front though.

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I've never had a negative judges comment about machine sewn bindings. :)

A friend entered a wall hanging and a judge commented on the wide binding. It was the usual narrow amount on the front and then she had wrapped it to the back and hand sewed it down-- it was at least an inch wide on the back...it was just her way of doing it as she didn't feel like cutting it down ! I thought the judge shouldn't have given a negative feedback on it because who is to say that there is a preferred way to do something like that?. She did get a ribbon on it though...she had designed and cross stitched 5 blocks on a medieval theme that were just lovely.